May 12, 1998
The Honorable, The Senate/Legislature:
At the direction of s.
13.685(7),
Wisconsin Statutes, I am furnishing you with the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board that employ one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules, and notifying you of changes in the Ethics Board's records of licensed lobbyists and their employers. For each recently registered organization I have included the organization's description of the general area of legislative or administrative action that it attempts to influence and the name of each licensed lobbyist that the organization has authorized to act on its behalf.
Organizations recently registered:
Below are the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board as employing one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules.
Ashley Furniture Industries Inc
Subject(s): All matters pertaining to corporate business practices including business development, transportation, environmental regulations, and employment relations.
Gerrard, M William
Home Depot
Subject(s): Brownfield administrative rule NR 726.05.
Boxer, Barbara K
Transplant Group Wisconsin
Subject(s): Legislation relating to the uniform anatomical gift act, operation of organ procurement organizations and organ transplantation and related issues.
Christianson, Peter
Organization's authorization of additional lobbyists:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board have authorized to act on their behalf these additional licensed lobbyists:
Electric Power Co, WisconsinBrown, GeorgeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing CoBroydrick, William
Liebe, Thomas
State Farm Insurance Companies
Donohue, William G
Termination of lobbying authorizations:
The following individuals are no longer authorized to lobby on behalf of the organizations listed below, as of the dates indicated.
AT&T Corporation
Dube, Phyllis 5/8/98
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by the organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
Roth Judd
Director
The committee on Environment and Energy reports and recommends:
Relating to the safe drinking water loan program.
No action taken.
Robert Cowles
Chairperson
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By Charles Sanders, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has adopted and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Joint Resolution 135
Concurred in:
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 811
Senate amendments 1, 2, 3 and 4 to Assembly Bill 876
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Assembly Joint Resolution 135
Relating to: the final adjournment of the April 1998 extraordinary session.
By Representative
Foti
.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
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Senator Rude, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn until Wednesday, May 13 at 10:00 A.M..
Adjourned.
3:01 P.M
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Senate Enrolled Proposals
The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Joint Resolution 43
Report correctly enrolled on May 8, 1998.
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Senate Enrolled Proposals
The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill 308
Senate Bill 337
Senate Bill 462
Report correctly enrolled on May 8, 1998.
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Senate Enrolled Proposals
The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill 34
Senate Bill 38
Senate Bill 40
Senate Bill 96
Senate Bill 275
Senate Bill 420
Report correctly enrolled on May 12, 1998.
